OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) INTRODUCTION

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OPERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES (PMCS) INTRODUCTION

GENERAL

To ensure that the D7F Tractor is ready for operation at all times, it must be inspected on a regular basis so that defects

may be found and corrected before they result in injury, damage or equipment failure.

The PMCS Table in WP 0012 00 contains systematic instructions on inspections, lubrications, services, adjustments and

corrections to be performed by the operator to keep your equipment in good operating condition and ready for its primary

mission.

EXPLANATION OF TABLE ENTRIES

Item Number (Item No.) Column. Numbers in this column are for reference. When completing DA Form 2404 or DA

Form 5988-E (Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Worksheet), include the item number for the check/service indicat-

ing a fault. Item numbers also appear in the order that you must perform checks and services for the interval listed.

Interval Column. This column tells you when you must perform the procedure in the procedure column.

Before procedures must be done immediately before you operate the tractor.

During procedures must be done while you are operating the tractor.

After procedures must be done immediately after you have operated the tractor.

Weekly procedures must be done once each week.

Monthly procedures must be done once each month.

Man-Hours Column. This column indicates man-hours required to complete prescribed lubrication.

Location, Item to Check/Service Column. This column provides the location and item to be checked or serviced.

NOTE

The WARNINGs and CAUTIONs appearing in your PMCS table should always be observed. WARNINGs

and CAUTIONs appear before applicable procedures. You must observe these WARNINGs to prevent seri-

ous injury to yourself and others, and CAUTIONs to prevent your equipment from being damaged.

Procedure Column. This column gives the procedure you must perform to check or service the item listed in the Item to

Check/Service column, to know if the equipment is ready or available for its intended mission. You must perform the pro-

cedure at the time stated in the interval column.

Not Fully Mission Capable If: Column. Information in this column tells you what faults will keep your equipment from

being capable of performing its primary mission. If you perform check/service procedures that show faults listed in this

column, the equipment is not mission-capable. Follow standard operating procedures for maintaining the equipment or

reporting equipment failure.

GENERAL PMCS PROCEDURES

Always perform PMCS in the same order so it gets to be a habit. Once you've had some practice, you'll spot anything

wrong in a hurry. If the machine does not perform as required, refer to the appropriate troubleshooting procedure in Chap-

ter 3.

If anything looks wrong and you can't fix it, write it on your DA Form 2404 or DA Form 5988-E. If you find something

seriously wrong, IMMEDIATELY report it to your supervisor.

Before performing preventive maintenance, read all the checks required for the applicable interval and prepare all that is

needed to make all the checks. You'll always need a rag (Item 12, WP 0019 00) or two.